"Long live my emperor! Long live the Great Qin!"
"Long live my emperor, may the Qin Dynasty live forever!"
Waves of sound came from the top of the mountain, clearer and farther than the previous shouts.
Not only the soldiers and civilians in the city heard it clearly, but even the rebels outside the city were confused.
At this time, Wang Jian stood on the city wall, glanced at Zhao Tuo's army outside the city, and said with a smile:
"It seems that His Majesty succeeded before us!"
"Then what should we do next?"
Wu Nian wiped his face, which was stained with blood and dust, and asked tentatively.
Wang Jian thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "We heard the shouts from the back mountains, and they should have heard them too. Now let's see who can keep calm and launch the attack first!"
"But we no longer have the rolling stones and logs in reserve. How can we defend their attack?"
"Who said we must keep it?"
"Um?"
Wu Nian was stunned, and the surrounding generals looked at each other.
Wang Jian looked back at them and said with a smile: "Based on my understanding of Zhao Tuo and Ren Xiao, they will definitely not sit still and wait for death. As long as I reveal my flaws, they will definitely take the bait!"
"That's according to the old general's opinion."
"Send someone out of the city immediately to collect the bodies!"
"ah?"
The generals were stunned and didn't seem to react.
But Wang Jian didn't intend to explain to them at all, and directly waved his hand and ordered:
"Wang Cheng, you organize the garrison in the city and use it to ambush the rebels. Wu Nian, you guard the city gates for me. There is no room for failure!"
"As you command!"
Wang Cheng and Wu Nian looked at each other and immediately handed over.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Jian glanced at the generals behind him and said in a deep voice:
"You go to the city to recruit strong old Qin people. For all the Qin people who participate in the defense of the city, I, Wang Jian, will make the decision and will be promoted to the third level!"
"promise!"
The generals agreed and rushed down the city wall.
At this time, the people in the city were looking towards the back mountain and talking a lot.
"Did you all hear it just now? Someone seemed to be shouting "Long live His Majesty!"
"Did His Majesty bring troops to rescue us?"
"Dream on, how could His Majesty lead troops to rescue us? It should be Young Master Hao."
"Hahaha, we are saved!"
"."
Just as the people were beaming with joy, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed from the direction of the city gate and shouted loudly: "The old general has an order. All Qin people who participate in the defense of the city will be promoted to the third level!"
Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar.
Everyone looked at each other.
At this time, a man standing in the crowd came out and asked loudly: "Is it okay if I'm not from Qin?"
"Um?"
The leading cavalryman was stunned for a moment, then followed the sound and frowned: "Are you from Yue?"
"no!"
"Then you are"
"merchant!"
"Asshole! How dare you tease me!"
The leader of the cavalry was about to get angry when his companions on the side quickly grabbed him and whispered: "Marquis, this man looks brave and rare."
"Um?"
Hearing this, the military lord took a serious look at the man and found that he was indeed very powerful. He couldn't help but ask, "What's your name and why did you come to Chencheng?"
"Guan Ying from Suiyang County came to the South China Sea to sell silk fabrics. Unfortunately, he was trapped in Linchen City. He wanted to drive away the rebels as soon as possible and return to the Central Plains to do business."
"A businessman has such a strong tone!"
It was obvious that this military prince looked down upon Guan Ying very much, especially when Guan Ying threatened to drive away the rebels.
But Guan Ying smiled noncommittally and said: "The imperial court has issued a business decree. We merchants are serious businessmen supported by the imperial court. Do the military princes have to oppose even those supported by the imperial court?"
"That's right! You are a little military prince, why do you look down on us businessmen!"
"Yes, we merchants must defend the city and drive away the rebels!"
It seemed that the words of the infant had aroused their emotions, and the surrounding merchants expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.
After all, the status of merchants in the Qin State was very low, even worse than that of a widower.
Now, because of Zhao Hao, the Qin State has successively promulgated business laws, which has slightly improved their status.
However, in reality, their status is still not recognized by society.
That's why some military princes looked down on them.
Seeing that the merchants around him were filled with indignation, the military prince did not dare to make a big deal out of the matter. He could only quickly call to the cavalry beside him: "Register them and issue weapons and armor to them!"
"promise!"
The cavalryman beside him made a promise and immediately reassured the surrounding merchants: "Anyone who wants to defend the city, come and register!"
at the same time.
Outside Linchen City.
Zhao Tuo had already ordered the attack to be stopped.
At this time, he was questioning the general next to him in confusion: "Huang Tong, what was going on with the shouting just now? What happened in the back mountain?"
Huang Tong raised his head and glanced at the direction of the back mountain, and said thoughtfully: "Lü Jia led people to the back mountain. His Majesty should be there too!"
"Mu Lin asked me to recall Lu Jia just now, saying that he was worried that Lu Jia would misbehave with His Majesty. Could it be that Lu Jia took action?"
"Listen to that voice, there are no less than a thousand people, so they probably didn't take action!"
"They didn't take action. What were they shouting for? Did His Majesty execute Zhao Gao in public?"
Zhao Tuo became even more confused.
Huang Tong thought for a while, nodded and said: "It's very possible!"
"It seems that His Majesty has fallen into Lu Jia's hands, otherwise he would never have executed Zhao Gao so easily!"
"Then shall we attack the city now?"
Hearing this, Zhao Tuo did not immediately respond, but instead cast his gaze under the wall of Linchen City. He saw that the wall was full of corpses. Some of them were soaked in blood, some had missing limbs, and some were even filled with arrows. arrow.
Next to the corpse, various flags, ladders, and shields were randomly discarded on the ground, as well as rolling stones and logs thrown from the city gate, all telling the story of the brutality of this siege.
It has to be said that the veteran general Wang Jian's city-defending skills are definitely not in vain, otherwise famous generals like Li Mu and Xiang Yan would not lose to him.
Of course, although there are internal reasons for this, Wang Jian is definitely worthy of being called a famous general in the world.
"General, we can't delay any longer, otherwise things will change!"
Ren Xiao rode over and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty may have fallen into Lu Jia's hands. What do you think?"
Zhao Tuo frowned.
Ren Xiao shook his head, narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't think Lu Jia can be trusted. For the current plan, we'd better capture Linchen City first!"
"How to get it?"
Zhao Tuo was a little discouraged: "It's not like you haven't seen that this old guy Wang Jian is too difficult to deal with!"
Hearing this, Ren Xiao looked up in the direction of Linchen City and fell into deep thought. After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up: "How about we wait for them to collect the corpses and attack suddenly?"
"this"
Zhao Tuo hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "This is against the rules of the battlefield."
"Ah!"
Ren Xiao was amused by Zhao Tuo's words; "Since when does the general still care about the rules of the battlefield? Isn't it good to capture Linchen City?"
"But."
Zhao Tuo hesitated a little, but saw Ren Xiao taking the lead and rushing out.
At this time, at the gate of Linchen City, more than a hundred Qin soldiers were coming out to collect the bodies of their dead comrades.
"Kill--!"
Hearing the shouts of killing coming from the distance, those Qin soldiers who came out to collect the corpses didn't know that the other party was so ungrateful. They all froze on the spot and were at a loss.
"Huang Tong, take some of your elite cavalry and block the city gate first. I'll be there soon!"
Ren Xiao galloped his horse while giving orders to the vanguard generals who were rushing forward.
"As you command!"
Huang Tong responded loudly, and then shouted at the top of his lungs: "Come on!"
The next moment, Zhao Tuo stopped struggling and immediately ordered to Ju Weng beside him: "Ju Weng, you bring eight thousand infantry to assist the county captain!"
"promise!"
Ju Weng agreed and quickly followed him.
By the time the Qin army reacted, several vanguard cavalry had already rushed to the city gate, blocked the city gate, and then waved their long swords to cut down the Qin army who was about to close the door.
In just a moment, the vanguard cavalry rushed through the city gate.
"Hurry up and release the arrow! Release the arrow!"
Wang Jian, who was at the gate of the city, raised his arms and shouted, and countless arrows flew down, shooting down the vanguard cavalry who failed to rush into the city gate.
However, more vanguard cavalry have already poured in.
Some of them blocked the city gate, while others covered the onrushing infantry and charged towards the city gate, hoping to capture the city gate as well.
What's even more terrible is that in the distance, a cavalry force of nearly 3,000 people is rushing towards Linchen City. The word 'Ren' is engraved on the general's flag fluttering in the wind.
At this moment, Wang Cheng rushed out with the Qin army that had been ambushing for a long time, guarding the city ladders on both sides. They were condescending and had an absolute advantage.
Ren Xiao was a little confused at the moment. Something was wrong. Zhao Tuo had tried to attack several times. Why were there so many sergeants at the gate of Linchen City?
On the battlefield, Ren Xiao was not allowed to think too much. He desperately wanted to lead people to kill. The long sword was cold and cold in the morning sun, and he did kill several people in succession. However, the Qin army was too numerous.
"Huang Tong, rush to the city gate!"
The cavalry had already filed out. Ren Xiao dragged his spear with one hand and the reins with the other and shouted loudly.
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Ren!"
Huang Tong shouted without looking back and continued to charge.
Not long after, Ju Weng also rushed in with eight thousand infantry.
At this moment, Huang Tong feels stable. No matter how stubborn the city gate is, it is of no use. The army has already entered. You are caught off guard and can only abandon the city and flee.
Thinking of this, he killed more and more vigorously. He killed seven or eight Qin soldiers in a row like a swordsman. On the narrow city ladder, he was unable to do anything.
Just when he was working hard, a cold light suddenly came over him. He subconsciously raised his sword to block it. He only heard a crisp sound. Huang Tong felt that the long sword in his hand was much lighter. When he looked at it again, he saw that the long sword had already split into two.
Standing in front of him was a man in his twenties with a strong back and a strong back. He was holding an extremely ordinary iron halberd and looked at him coldly: "Have you ever heard of your reputation as an uncle?"
"Um?"
In a blink of an eye, Huang Tong had several swords hanging around his neck, and he was quickly taken down. He looked at Guan Ying unwillingly and shouted:
"You are not a general of the shogunate, who are you?!"
Guan Ying rolled his eyes, ignored Huang Tong, and escorted him away.
There are still many rebels left, and many of the people brought by Ju Weng have also joined the battle, and they cannot be wiped out all at once.
Ren Xiao, who was charging forward with his cavalry, felt something was wrong. Why did he run for so long without seeing any Qin troops rushing out, not even the common people running around in a hurry?
Just when he was about to give the order to stop advancing, a large number of cavalry poured out from an intersection ahead, with Wu Nian and Wang Cheng at the forefront.
"Ren Xiao, you have fallen into the old general's trap. Quickly dismount and be bound. Kill!"
The next second, on the houses on both sides, countless Qin army crossbowmen knelt and took aim, with their bows full of the moon.
Boo hoo hoo.
Countless arrows were shot at the cavalry in the middle.
In the long street, people suddenly fell on their backs, screamed repeatedly, and the horses screamed.
The houses here in Nanhai are generally made of adobe houses with thatched roofs, which are not too high. The cavalrymen under Ren Xiao's careful training are not weak at all. They also want to dismount and climb up to the thatched roofs to deal with the crossbowmen.
But when they approached the civilian house, they discovered that the Qin army was also ambushed inside.
For a moment, they were in a mess, stuck in a dilemma in the narrow streets.
Three thousand cavalry were crowded on this street. You can imagine how long the team was. Ren Xiao couldn't care less about following him. When he heard the word "fall into the trap", he was so angry that he scolded Wang Jian in his heart. After 10,000 times, he took the spear and killed Wu Nian and Wang Cheng.
When the enemy is outnumbered or we are ambushed, killing generals to establish power is always the best choice.
He waved his spear and slashed at Wang Cheng, who was the first to speak, like a mountain bearing down on him. There was a loud golden sound, and Wang Cheng's arm immediately felt numb.
When the second shot was about to be struck, the iron halberd on the side was like a dragon coming out of the sea, rushing straight to the front door. It was considered that he had to save the enemy. He put down Wang Cheng and returned to fight with Wu Nian.
If we talk about fighting alone, Wang Cheng and Wu Nian are indeed not on the same level as Ren Xiao, but with the two of them joining forces, Ren Xiao cannot immediately get an advantage.
He could feel that the force on the other side was obviously inferior to his own, but the two of them joined forces and were at a 50-50 draw with him.
As far as this period is concerned, Ren Xiao has not fought many battles on the battlefield. Today is the first time that he has faced two opponents who are weaker than him, one against two.
"Lieutenant Ren, retreat quickly. If the fight continues, our army will suffer!"
When the three of them were fighting heartily, a cavalry general couldn't bear to see his cavalry being slaughtered, so he shouted loudly.
Ren Xiao also felt that something was not right about the situation. Now was not the time to show off. He shot Wu Nian and Wang Cheng away with a single shot. He looked back and saw that the crossbowmen on both sides of the houses were firing happily.
Retreating along the same route, fearing that his brothers would be dead before reaching the city gate, he twirled his spear in a circle and shouted: "Brothers, follow me!"
He took the lead in clearing the way and overcoming obstacles. It might not be possible to defeat Wu Nian and Wang Cheng quickly, but there was still a way to get rid of them and carve a bloody path among the rebellious army.
After clearing the intersection, Ren Xiao waved his spear and shouted:
"Rush to the east gate!"
"promise!"
Directly in front of the south gate of Linchen City, a black shadow appeared on the distant horizon. Like a swarming ant colony, the black shadow slowly turned into a military line.
Zhao Tuo took 20,000 infantry armor and rushed towards Linchen City.
When he saw clearly that the south gate of Linchen City had been opened and a bloody battle was taking place at the gate, he immediately shouted:
"Quick! Run faster! Enter Linchen City!"
The army was running into dust, but Zhao Tuo was so excited that he couldn't help himself: "The one who knows the old general best is Ren Xiao. This time Wang Jian's undefeated myth has been shattered!"
This battle is the key to whether he and Ren Xiao can stabilize the South China Sea.
Of course he won't be absent.
"Everything is as the old general expected, now we are waiting for Zhao Tuo to enter the city!"
"Hahaha! It's coming, it's coming! He's coming!"
The generals of the shogunate who were fighting fiercely on the city wall inadvertently saw Zhao Tuo running in the distance. They were overjoyed and ran, run, run faster. As long as you enter the city, you will definitely not be able to run away this time.
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